The Complete Dog Training Glossary: 100+ Essential Terms
Understanding your dog starts with learning the language behind their behavior. For this reason, we created this glossary as a key part of the Camp Ruff Ruff education system. It reflects over 16 years of professional behavior consulting and humane training.
Because we believe in modern science, we explain each term using force-free principles. Furthermore, we use this exact practical framework with our clients every day. Whether you are a new owner or an experienced handler, these definitions will help you. As a result, you will gain clear, accurate, and easy-to-apply insight into how dogs learn and communicate.
The Complete Dog Training Glossary: 100+ Essential Terms
There are currently 6 names in this directory beginning with the letter E.
Enrichment
One standard definition of enrichment is: "Addition to an animal's environment with which the animal voluntarily interacts and, as a result, experiences improved physical and/or psychological health"
Environment
Everything internal and external surroundings has relevance to behaving organism. Surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
Establishing Operation (eo)
Temporally altering a reinforcer for overall effectiveness of that reinforcer. Usually by taking away it's availability temporally to make it more effective. Giving less attention can increase the effectiveness of attention.
Eustress
In dog behavior training, "eustress" refers to positive stress that enhances motivation and learning, unlike distress which is negative stress causing discomfort.
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